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The Word "Therefor"
This word -- no e on the end -- means "for that thing" and is always used when referring
to having exchanged money or goods or property for something else. It often comes
toward the end of the sent...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark
Periods and Commas and Quotes
Periods and commas go inside of quotes WITHOUT ANY EXCEPTIONS in the entire language. Whether it is one word or one letter or a number or a long quote, the period and the comma go inside.
...When ...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark
Quotes for a Made-Up Word
When a word is made up but has all the characteristics of an English word --
dramastically, considerated -- spell it correctly and use a pair of quotes around it. There
is not a need to use sic. T...
Category_MWW Blog>General
The Word "What"
When someone tacks the word what onto the end of a question, it should stand alone as
its own question.
...Was it given to you as a gift? What?
...Were you there alone? with someone? What?
...Did ...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
"Like, it is, like, wrong, like, without, like, commas!!!"
If the word like is a verb that means "fond of" or it is a preposition that compares, it is
being used correctly.
...I like being outdoors in the early morning.
...She likes chocolate.
...Like my...
" conjunctions
"Not Only/But Also"
These words are called "correlative conjunctions." Like their counterpart coordinate conjunctions, they link grammatically equal parts. The word also can be moved to later in
the construction, or i...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
A Little-Known Rule with "Of"
When a prepositional phrase beginning with of that denotes a business or a location
follows a proper name, use a pair of commas around it.
...Harry Larson, of Otis Elevator, arrived earlier than w...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark
Quote Marks After the Word "That"
The rule about no quotes after the word "that" is for good grammar. After the word "that"
in good grammar, the words should be an indirect quote or a paraphrase.
In "bad" grammar, people get to sa...
capitalization
Directions: "North," "South," "East," "West"
The rule for capping north, south, east, and west is that these words are capped when
they represent a "recognized" geographical region and are not capped when they simply indicate direction.
...H...